With patient-specific, individualized implants surgeons do not have to
compromise on the fit because the implants are designed, prior to surgery,
based on your CT-scan data. With off-the-shelf knee implants, surgeons
are forced to ultimately compromise in one area or the other because the
size and shape is not designed to your specific anatomy, but rather, designed
to a standardized size and shape. The off-the-shelf implants require surgeons
to make decisions in the OR that may possibly result in having implant
over hang (the part is too big for the knee) or implant under-hang (the
part is too small and therefore leaving exposed bone) and the compromise
this poses for rotational alignment with your joint line. In both these
instances it has been documented that these compromises can be the leading
cause of residual pain. ConforMIS™ patient-specific implants do
not require the surgeon to make compromises on the size and shape because
the implant is designed specifically for your size and shape.
The patient-specific, individualized implants allows the surgeon to match
your unique anatomy for an optimal fit and preserve your medial and lateral
joint line with the potential for a more natural feeling knee.